Isaiah 5:1

Translations

Modern

I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

Traditional

Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:

Literal

Let me sing now for my beloved, a song of my beloved regarding his vineyard: Unto my beloved there was a vineyard, a son of fatness on a hill.

Latin

Cantabo dilecto meo canticum patruelis mei vineæ suæ. Vinea facta est dilecto meo in cornu filio olei.

Original

Hebrew

English

I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

Notes

Isaiah 5:1

my beloved: This refers to the Lord. The prophet was singing this song on the Lord’s behalf.
At first, the song seems like a love song. But by Isaiah 5:3, readers realize it is actually a complaint.
For more on Israel as God’s vineyard, see also Isaiah 3:14; Matthew 21:33–46; John 15:1–17.

Isaiah 5:1–7

The Song of the Vineyard is a poem where God criticizes the bad leaders who have hurt Israel, his vineyard. Like some wisdom literature, it first describes a confusing situation (Isaiah 5:1–2) and then explains its spiritual meaning (5:3–7). The theme of the vineyard's change appears again in Isaiah 27 and in Jesus's teachings (Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1).

Isaiah 5:1–30

The prophet delivered judgment through a song (Isaiah 5:1–7) and prophecies of sorrow (5:8–30). Although Israel's future will be pure and in fellowship with God (Isaiah 4:2–6), it must address the current sinful state of the people and their leaders.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Grief over Apostasy Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Mark 12:1
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Luke 20:9
Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
John 15:1
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
Matthew 21:33
Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
Psalm 80:8
You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it.
Jeremiah 2:21
I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?
Deuteronomy 31:19–22
Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
Song of Solomon 2:16
My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
Isaiah 27:2–3
In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard.
Song of Solomon 8:11–12
Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.
Song of Solomon 6:3
I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 5:16
His mouth is most sweet; he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.

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